This agreement will provide funding for the town of north hempstead community development agency to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related…

This $840,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 will fund the Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency to conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in New Cassel, New York from October 2021 through September 2026. Under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program, the agency will complete six Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments, four redevelopment plans, and six hazardous substance cleanups. The award will also support associated planning efforts, including reuse and cleanup planning, and community involvement activities to encourage redevelopment in the designated Brownfields Opportunity Areas and address environmental issues in the distressed New Cassel hamlet.

This agreement will provide funding for the town of north hempstead community development agency to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in new cassel, new york. The multipurpose community-wide hazardous substances assessment project will target vacant, abandoned, and underutilized sites in the new york state-designated brownfields opportunity areas in the distress new cassel hamlet area to encourage redevelopment by performing site assessments, cleanup and reuse planning. Funds will be used to complete six phase i four phase II environmental site assessments, four redevelopment plans and six cleanups for hazardous substances in the new cassel hamlet area. Funding will also be allocated to conduct associated planning (including reuse and cleanup planning) and community involvement activities. The town of north hempstead community development agency will involve residents and other stakeholders SU